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SMA-OLA: Hermeneutic Seminar_Calavi_2022: Day 7
The SMA-OLA hermeneutic seminar ended on the feast day of the Apostles Saint James, the birthday of Father Augustine Planque, SMA and Founder of the NDA Sisters. It is quite a symbol that stands on this day, where the participants continued and completed the work on hermeneutics.
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SMA-OLA: Hermeneutic Seminar_Calavi_2022: Day 6: A fabulous Sunday
On this sixth day of the SMA-OLA seminar, the participants experienced an extraordinary day. After 5 days at the Brésillac Centre, the sisters and fathers went on a pilgrimage with some very significant stops. The first was at the house of the OLA sisters in Hevié, where some of the older sisters live. It was…
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SMA-OLA: Hermeneutic Seminar_Calavi_2022: Day 5
The SMA-NDA Hermeneutic Seminar is in its 5th day. It is a crucial day in that it is about putting into perspective the elements of history, experience, and the different contexts of the mission yesterday and today. To embrace this important day, the organizers did not skimp on the means. Indeed, they invited an expert…
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SMA-OLA: Hermeneutic Seminar_Calavi_2022: Day 4
Today Friday, July 22, the feast of Mary Magdalene, the participants took a step back in time to examine the history of our two institutes. The various study groups formed for this purpose presented the fruit of their research. Among the fields of research, we can note the Formation of missionaries, the organization of the…
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SMA-OLA: Hermeneutic Seminar_Calavi_2022 : Day 3
This Thursday, July 21, the work focused on the data collected during the experiential phase. The experiential phase, the second step of the process towards 2026, took place from March 2021 to June 2022. The purpose of the experiential phase was to encourage members to individually reflect on, share, and celebrate together the missional experiences…
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SMA-NDA: Hermeneutic Seminar_Calavi_2022: Day 2
This 2nd day of the meeting began in an atmosphere of recollection. In the morning, the participants entered the mysterious bowels of the Brésillac Center to meditate on the theme of “Our experience of our founders and charism today”. The personal reflection was guided by this fundamental question: Who are the founders for me, in…
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SMA-OLA: Hermeneutic Seminar_Calavi_2022: Day 1: Opening of the session
As announced a few days ago, the SMA-OLA Session started this Tuesday, July 19 at the Centre Brésillac of Calavi in Benin. This first day was devoted first to the welcome and installation of participants. In the afternoon, there was a first meeting during which various officials succeeded each other to express their welcome to…
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Pope Francis: Digital media raises serious ethical issues
Pope Francis says SIGNIS “can play an important role” in meeting the challenge of “toxicity, hate speech, and fake news” in the media. Although modern means of communication can be “a powerful means of fostering communion and dialogue within our human family,” they can also become “places of toxicity, hate speech, and fake news,” warns…
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SMA-NDA session in Benin from 19 to 26 July 2022
From July 19 to 26, 2022, an SMA-OLA session will be held at the Brésillac Center in Calavi, within the framework of the reflection on the common spiritual heritage of the two Institutes.The members of the SMA-OLA Commission and the SMA and OLA delegates of the different units of the two institutes are expected to attend this…
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